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Formatting the HD Partition
in Windows XP or 2000
1. Disable any anti-virus software you may have running.
2. Go to My Computer and right-click the HD PART icon.
3. Select Format… in the pop-up menu. The Format dialog
box will appear.
4. Under Capacity, verify the capacity. It should be close to the
stated capacity of your Drive in gigabytes.
5. In the File System pop-up menu, select the file system.
6. In the Allocation unit size pop up, select “Default allocation size.”
7. In the Volume label field, type in a unique name for the HD
partition that will distinguish it from other volumes.
8. Under Format options you can check Quick Format. If you
leave it unchecked Windows will run a Full format. A Full for-
mat will take about 30-90 minutes. A Quick format will take
just a few minutes, but will do less verifying of the Drive.
9. Click Start. Once the format process is complete, the HD par-
tition will be ready to use.
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